8:30 AM LRN Newscast

The Louisiana Senate approves legislation that would allow local governments to hold a vote to see if their residents want to have fluoride removed from their drinking water. Houma Republican Mike Fesi is the author of the bill; he says fluoride is bad for your body and your brain.

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This is the time of year when birds pass through the Gulf Coast region for their annual migration up north…which is why  the Louisiana Wildlife Federation is urging you to turn off all unnecessary lights on your property at 11 p-m each night through May. Board member Charles Williams, who founded the Lights Out Louisiana initiative, says excessive lighting can be very harmful to migrating birds.

Cut 3 (13) “…into those buildings.”

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The LSU baseball program will receive more revenue sharing dollars to help the program keep winning championships. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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The Tigers lost to Ole Miss last night in in Oxford.  At the plate, LSU was two-for-11 with runners in scoring position. In other action, La Tech trounced Middle Tennessee eight to one.
And Johnny Jones is officially back at LSU. The DeRidder native, who was once a head coach for the Tigers, will be an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team for a second time.